Technology Focus Areas of Interest

Technology Focus Areas of Interest

This funding opportunity will support both scientific research and the development of commercializable processes for two topic areas related to CCPs, their potential uses, storage, and environmental effects of releases into the environment. 

      Area 1: Coal Combustion Product Management

• Basic research:
• chemical and physical properties of CCPs that allow their use as substitutes for conventional raw materials in existing or new manufactured products
• alternative management methods including the containment, handling, and processing of CCPs for disposal
• Bench top, pilot, and proof-of-concept demonstrations:
• manufacturing processes using CCPs as raw materials
• alternative CCP handling and disposal methods

      Area 2: Environmental Studies

• Ash stabilization and remediation
• Transport and fate of ash contaminants
• Ash transport and weathering in river sediments
• Ecological effects of ash in waterways
• Bioaccumulation and environmental toxicology of ash contaminants
• Biogeochemistry of selenium
• Ash weathering pathways
• Improved or novel assessment methods
  (e.g., Diffusive Thin Film (DTF) techniques for passive bioaccumulation assessment, development of suitable reference substrates for whole sediment toxicity testing, methods for discriminating between ash-derived contaminants and contaminants from other sources)

A second request for proposals for commercialization of new uses of CCPs beyond the pilot stage will be issued at a later date.

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